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A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Ofsted's framework and guidance for inspecting local authority services for children (ILACS) in need of help and protection, children in care and care leavers.
Guidance on the 8 principles of a whole school or college approach to promoting mental health and wellbeing.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision.
How local authorities must meet their duty to ensure children with health needs receive a good education.
Safeguarding guidance for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.
Our expectations of inspectors and providers during inspection or wider regulatory activity.
Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.
Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.
You will need to follow a specific procedure if you want to contract as an Ofsted inspector.
This service specification is for local authorities commissioning health visitors and school nurses, for public health services for children aged 0 to 19.
What providers need to know about registering with Ofsted and running or closing a supported accommodation service.
Outlines the provisions of the Advertising (Less Healthy Food Definitions and Exemptions) Regulations 2024 which will come into force on 1 October 2025.
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
What providers need to know about the supported accommodation registration process before applying.
Tool with evidence, guidance, information and resources to support local implementation of the healthy child programme.
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